St Hild's Church of England School

St Hild’s Church of England School is currently rated as requiring improvement overall, with notable strengths in the areas of behaviour and personal development, which are considered good. The school, part of NEAT Academy Trust, has implemented various strategies to enhance the quality of education following weaker examination outcomes in 2023. While there have been improvements in pupil attendance and engagement, challenges in recruiting specialist teachers have impacted the consistency of curriculum delivery, particularly in some subject areas. Overall, the school shows a commitment to fostering a positive learning environment and supporting both pupils and families.

Strengths

• High expectations for pupils’ behaviour contributing to a purposeful atmosphere.
• Well-structured lessons focused on subject learning.
• Consistent support for pupils’ study habits and learning routines.
• Effective safeguarding measures in place.
• Strong career guidance provided to pupils for future planning.
• Extensive range of extra-curricular clubs and activities available.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subject areas lack sufficient specialist teachers which affects learning.
• Targets for some pupils with SEND lack precise detail for support.
• Pupils do not always make expected progress in certain subjects.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Hild's Church of England School attended 86.3% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 38.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 27.6% of pupils at St Hild's Church of England School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 13 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Hild's Church of England School had 13.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 23.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 26.3% of pupils at St Hild's Church of England School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 St Hild's Church of England School received £10,210 and spent £10,604 for each of its 617 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £269,000 (£436 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Neat Academy Trust, income was £9,366 and spending £9,344 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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St Hild's Church of England School is part of Neat Academy Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• West Walker Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Central Walker Church of England Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Tyneview Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• St Peter's Church of England Primary School Wallsend
• Walkergate Community School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Whitehouse Primary School North Shields
• Benfield School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

What is St Hild's Church of England School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Hild's Church of England School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in October 2025.

When was St Hild's Church of England School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Hild's Church of England School was last inspected in October 2025.

How many pupils does St Hild's Church of England School have?

St Hild's Church of England School has 581 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Hild's Church of England School cover?

St Hild's Church of England School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are St Hild's Church of England School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 36.1, and 26% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is St Hild's Church of England School?

St Hild's Church of England School is at King Oswy Drive, West View, Hartlepool, TS24 9PB.